"Howdy Folks" Those of
you that know me know that, other than my family, my life interest is in
taking care of our wildlife and doing all I can to protect our
environment that effects us in our everyday adventures. I have always
felt that these areas needed all the help that we, as human beings,
could give to them. Thanks to the folks of Caledonia, we are making
progress in our part of the world. Recently I have found another area in
life that is in so much need of change that it will take more than
myself to cure it. I have never been interested in the world of politics
or those that enjoy the power of having more to say over matters than
the normal person. Some of these are elected and others are appointed,
whichever, we are at the mercy of their actions.

In my brief career in the
political world, I have found that the person on the street of our
community becomes a different person as a member of a board. The logic
and fairness of the world turns into just black and white in the
boardroom. Some folks, who elected or appointed these board members,
periodically find themselves before the board looking to get some kind
of approval to better themselves and this wonderful community of
Caledonia. The emotional and financial turmoil that they are put through
is unbelievable. The different boards of our community are created for
the sole purpose of a place for a person to go to prove that their idea
would better the lifestyle of our small village and those in it. If we
are making our own rules and they need to be changed to make life and
living in our community of more value than change them.

My findings with this brief
political experience are very similar to what I found in the birth of
the Mackay Wildlife Preserve. That is, they both were a place that had a
lot of potential but only needed to be cleaned up of the unneeded trash,
put in some new improvements and make it a place that our public would
be comfortable coming to. As with the Mackay Park, I will not turn my
back on this problem that we have with some of our Village boards. I,
again, plan to ask the community for their help and support.